Greene County, North Carolina

Greene County has a population of 20,486 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $117,400, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $53,244.

Home price
$117,400
Income
$53,244
Population
20,486
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$117,400county
Median gross rent$853county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,623(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$823county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,189county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$53,244county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate21.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.9%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.0%county
Economic output per resident$30,574county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.89%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42318county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station22 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths39.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.0%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2699county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible99.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians15county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population20,486county
Land area in square miles267county
People per square mile of land76.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age39.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.3%county
Share of households that are one person33.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.6%county
Second languages14.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents254county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in527county
Households that moved away450county
Average income of arriving households$42,896county
Average income of departing households$38,760county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year59county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature61.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.9 incounty
Annual snowfall2.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.45 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing58 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days233 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 23county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,045 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.4%county
Homes heated by propane17.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband82.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk39.5county
Coastal flood risk23.2county
Drought risk76.9county
Landslide risk10.1county
Hail risk59.6county
Earthquake risk47.2county
Tornado risk59.0county
Tropical cyclone risk92.9county
Extreme heat risk56.7county
Winter weather risk84.2county
Strong wind risk41.0county
Wildfire risk29.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Greene County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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